UFC 133: Evans - Ortiz Rematch on Indigo
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Media contact only: Elodie Girardin-Lajoie Specialist, Media and Analysts Corporate Communications Telephone: 514 380-7772 Mobile: 514 516-7772 PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Live from Philadelphia on August 6 UFC 133: Evans - Ortiz rematch on Indigo Montréal, August 2, 2011 – At 9:00 p.m., Saturday, August 6, Indigo presents UFC 133, headlined by the mixed martial arts fight between Rashad Evans (20-1-1) and his sworn enemy Tito Ortiz (17- 8-1), both of the U.S. After battling to a draw in 2007, the two men will trade punches again at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The fight will be broadcast live on Indigo. Fans can expect a dramatic encounter between Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz, stepping in for Phil Davis, who was forced to withdraw because of a knee injury, and former world light heavyweight champion Rashad “Suga” Evans, re-entering the ring after a 14 month absence. UFC 133 will also feature the middleweight semi-final between Vitor Belfort (19-9-0) of Brazil and Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-3-0) of Japan. The two fighters, aged 34 and 35 respectively, promise to put on a gripping show. In the welterweight category, Dennis Hallman (65-13-2) of the U.S. will face Australia’s Brian Ebersole (47-14-1). The main card also includes Jorge Riviera (18-8-0) versus Constantinos Phillippou (7-2-0), both of the U.S., and Canada’s Rory Macdonald (11-1-0) versus Mike Pyle (21-7- 1) of the U.S. On the preliminary card, Matt Hamill (11-3-0) of the U.S. battles Alexander Gustafsson (11-1-0) from Sweden. UFC 133 can be ordered as of today for $49.99 ($59.99 in HD). For more information, visit canalindigo.com The UFC 133 mixed martial arts event will be available to customers of the following cable services: Videotron’s illico Digital TV service: channels 301 and 750 (HD); Câblovision Warwick: channels 301 and 750 (HD); CCAP: channels 301 and 750 (HD); Cogeco: channels 400 and 500 (HD); Cooptel: channel 301; Sogetel: channels 401 and 412 (HD); Câble Axion: channel 361; Déry Télécom: channels 302 and 321 (HD); Coop câblodistribution Notre-Dame-des-Monts: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Coop de câblodistribution Ste-Catherine – Fossambault: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Coop câblodistribution St-Fidèle: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Shannon Vision: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Télé-Câble St-Hilarion: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Coop câblodistribution de St-Henri-de-Taillon: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Télé-Câble Albanel: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Câblevision Haut St-Laurent: channels 301 and 750 (HD); Câblevision TRP: channels 301 and 750 (HD); Coopérative de câblodistribution Isle aux Coudres: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Coopérative de câblodistribution de Larouche: channels 302 and 301 (HD); Coopérative de câblodistribution St-Léon: channel 302; Coopérative Antenne TV St-Zacharie: channel 361; Câblovision ACL: channel 361; Coopérative de câblodistribution Bellarmin: channel 361; Télé-Int-Tel inc: channel 601; Ivic Télécom 2010- channel 601; Téléphone de St-Éphrem- channel 601; La Compagnie de Téléphone de St-Victor- channel 601; La Compagnie de Téléphone Upton- channel 601. About Indigo Indigo, part of the Quebecor Media group, offers more than 130 movies per month, including comedies, drama, action films, thrillers, adventure and foreign films, as well as live events, on 12 pay-per-view channels. With Indigo, it’s just like being there! – 30 – .